A Catholic

A Pakistani population

b Indian population

c Black African population

2 Dublin was originally called "Dubh Linn," which means "Black Pool.

A Black Pool.

b Black River

c Black lake

3 Whose reign was the longest in the history of Great Britain?

a George III (was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801 = 41)

b Queen Victoria (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901- from 20 June 1837 until her death = 64)

c Edward VII (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910- from 22 January 1901 until his death. = 9

4 What was the name of Henry VIII’s fourth wife?

A Anne of Cleves

b Catherine of Aragon

с Anne Boleyn

5 Who signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

a King Edward

B King John

с King George

d King Richard

6 The Black Death. What disease is generally agreed to be the sickness that caused this horrible event?

A Bubonic Plague

b Leprosy (проказа)

с Scarlet Fever (скарлатина)

7 The first contact between Rome and Britain was by...

A Julius Caesar

b Augustas Caesar

с Mark Antony

d Cladius

8Henry's VIII desire to produce a son led him to demand a divorce from his first wife. He petitioned the Pope to grant this, and, when refused, chose to leave the Roman Catholic Church and start his own, the Church of England, with himself as the leader. This is known to history as the...

a War of the Roses

b Glorious Revolution

C English Reformation

d Bloodless Revolution

9 Which of the following is a public holiday?
a St Valentine's Day
b Boxing Day (26 or 27 December)
с April Fool's Day
d Birthday

10 The House of Lords can
a Delay the passage of new laws
b Overrule the passage of new laws
с Change interest rate
d Do nothing

11 Which is the spiritual leader of the Church of England?
a The Peers
b The Queen
с The Archbishop of Canterbury
d The Pope

12 According to law, which of these cannot be the monarch of Great Britain?

a Catholic

b disabled person

c German

d homosexual

13 How much do you have to pay to visit the Parliament?

a General public are not allowed inside the Parliament
b A flat fee of £60 to visit both houses of Parliament and many committees
с Whatever your MP demand for the ticket
d None of these

14 At what age do students take GCSE's?

a 11
b 12
с 14
d 16

15 What is the population of England?
a 21.9 million
b 25.1 million
с 39.9 million
d 50.1 million

16 Why is Boxing Day so called?
a Sport, especially Boxing is played on this day
b Servants received money in a Christmas box
с All of the boxes that Christmas presents came in, are thrown away
d None of these

17 How much did Shakespeare write?

a 1 play, 38 sonnets and 154 epic narrative poems

b 54 plays, 5 sonnes, and 38 epic narrative plays

с 54 plays, 38 sonnets and 5 epic narrative poems

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